Georgia dominates Marshall 45-7 in season opener
Georgia overwhelmed Marshall 45-7 in Week 1 of the 2025 season, with the Bulldogs scoring touchdowns in each of the first three quarters to establish control early. Ryan Puglisi led Georgia's passing attack with 59 yards, while Zachariah Branch paced the receiving corps with 95 yards. Gunner Stockton added 73 rushing yards and threw a touchdown pass to Branch in the third quarter.
The Thundering Herd managed only a fourth-quarter touchdown, their lone score coming late in the game. Georgia's defense recorded several critical plays, including a 44-yard pass interference or similar defensive stand late in the fourth quarter that limited Marshall's offensive impact. The Bulldogs' balanced attack proved too much for the visitors, with scoring distributed across all four quarters of play. Georgia's dominant first-half performance—outscoring Marshall 24-0 through two quarters—set the tone for the decisive victory. The game went over the 51.5-point total, though Marshall failed to cover the 38.5-point spread, losing by 38 points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Georgia | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Marshall | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 11-21 | 19-32 |
| Pass Yards | 129 | 249 |
| Rush Yards | 78 | 239 |
| Total Yards | 207 | 488 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 3-15 | 6-16 |
| Penalties | 6-42 | 2-15 |
| Possession | 25:31 | 34:29 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Antwan Roberts run for no gain to the MRSH 25
Antwan Roberts run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRSH 24
JacQai Long pass incomplete to Demarcus Lacey
Nathan Totten punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Zachariah Branch at the UGA 30
Nate Frazier run for 2 yds to the UGA 32
Nate Frazier run for 4 yds to the UGA 36
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 25 yds to the MRSH 39 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Dillon Bell for no gain to the MRSH 39
Gunner Stockton run for 7 yds to the MRSH 32
Cash Jones run for 1 yd to the MRSH 31
Gunner Stockton run for 14 yds to the MRSH 17 for a 1ST down
Dwight Phillips Jr 17 Yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick)
JacQai Long pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for 7 yds to the MRSH 32
JacQai Long run for no gain to the MRSH 32
JacQai Long pass incomplete to Demarcus Lacey
Nathan Totten punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Zachariah Branch at the UGA 28
Nate Frazier run for 7 yds to the UGA 35
Nate Frazier run for 4 yds to the UGA 39 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 6 yds to the UGA 45
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Oscar Delp for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Nate Frazier run for 5 yds to the MRSH 45
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Talyn Taylor
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 23 yds to the MRSH 22 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 6 yds to the MRSH 16
Nate Frazier run for 3 yds to the MRSH 13
Nate Frazier run for no gain to the MRSH 13
Gunner Stockton run for 13 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Jo'Shon Barbie run for 5 yds to the MRSH 30
Jo'Shon Barbie run for 6 yds to the MRSH 36 for a 1ST down
Michael Allen run for 5 yds to the MRSH 41
Jo'Shon Barbie run for no gain to the MRSH 41
JacQai Long pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for no gain to the MRSH 41
Nathan Totten punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Zachariah Branch at the UGA 19
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Oscar Delp for 28 yds to the UGA 47 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 2 yds to the UGA 49
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Dillon Bell
Gunner Stockton pass complete to London Humphreys for 4 yds to the MRSH 47
PENALTY UGA Delay Of Game 5 yards from MAR47 to UGA48. NO PLAY.
Drew Miller punt for 52 yds for a touchback
JacQai Long pass incomplete to Adrian Norton
Demarcus Lacey run for 4 yds to the MRSH 24
JacQai Long run for a loss of 2 yards to the MRSH 22
Nathan Totten punt blocked by KJ Bolden blocked by KJ Bolden Totten,Nathan punt 0 yards to the MAR22 blocked by Bolden,KJ recovered by UGA Foster,Terrell at MAR20 Foster,Terrell return 0 yards to the MAR20, End Of Play. , Terrell Foster returns for no gain to the MRSH 20
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 7 yds to the MRSH 13
Gunner Stockton run for 2 yds to the MRSH 11
Gunner Stockton run for 11 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Peyton Woodring kickoff for 65 yds , Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw return for 20 yds to the MRSH 20
Jo'Shon Barbie run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRSH 19
Jo'Shon Barbie run for 1 yd to the MRSH 20
No Huddle-Shotgun Del Rio-Wilson,Carlos rush middle for 14 yards gain to the MAR34 (Jones,Kyron) PENALTY MAR Illegal Formation (McDuffie,Tyler) 5 yards from MAR20 to MAR15. NO PLAY.
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson pass incomplete to Zavier Short
Nathan Totten punt for 59 yds , Zachariah Branch returns for 14 yds to the UGA 30
Dillon Bell run for a loss of 6 yards to the UGA 24
Gunner Stockton pass complete to London Humphreys for 2 yds to the UGA 26
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Cash Jones
Drew Miller punt for 54 yds , Demarcus Lacey returns for 3 yds to the MRSH 23
Justin Williams-Thomas run for 3 yds to the MRSH 26
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRSH 25
Marshall Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined
Nathan Totten punt for 39 yds
Nate Frazier run for 12 yds to the UGA 42 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 1 yd to the UGA 43
Nate Frazier run for no gain to the UGA 43
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to London Humphreys
Drew Miller punt for 42 yds
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson pass complete to Demarcus Lacey for 4 yds to the MRSH 19
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRSH 18
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson run for 6 yds to the MRSH 24
Nathan Totten punt for 56 yds , Zachariah Branch returns for 11 yds to the UGA 31
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Cash Jones for 12 yds to the UGA 43 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 6 yds to the UGA 49
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Lawson Luckie for 6 yds to the MRSH 45 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Stockton,Gunner pass incomplete deep right to Luckie,Lawson thrown to MAR16 PENALTY MAR Holding (Clark-Glover,Caleb) 10 yards from MAR45 to MAR35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Noah Thomas
Gunner Stockton run for 10 yds to the MRSH 25 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Cash Jones for 2 yds to the UGA 48
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete to Zachariah Branch
Peyton Woodring 43 yd FG GOOD
Peyton Woodring kickoff for 65 yds , Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw return for 16 yds to the MRSH 16
Kneel down by Marshall at MAR15 for loss of 1 yard.
End of 2nd Quarter
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 18 yds to the UGA 43 Dwight Phillips Jr. fumbled, recovered by UGA for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 6 yds to the UGA 49
Chauncey Bowens run for 4 yds to the MRSH 47 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Zachariah Branch for 47 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
JacQai Long pass complete to Jo'Shon Barbie for 12 yds to the MRSH 37 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Roberts,Antwan rush right for 1 yard gain to the MAR38 (Johnson,Quintavius) PENALTY MAR Illegal Formation (McDuffie,Tyler) 5 yards from MAR37 to MAR32. NO PLAY.
JacQai Long pass incomplete
Antwan Roberts run for a loss of 1 yard to the MRSH 31
JacQai Long pass incomplete to Jakolbe Baldwin
Nathan Totten punt for 41 yds , Zachariah Branch returns for no gain to the UGA 27
Gunner Stockton pass incomplete
Nate Frazier run for 5 yds to the UGA 32
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Lawson Luckie for 5 yds to the UGA 37 for a 1ST down
Drew Miller punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Demarcus Lacey at the MRSH 18
JacQai Long pass incomplete to Adrian Norton
Justin Williams-Thomas run for 8 yds to the MRSH 26
Michael Allen run for no gain to the MRSH 26
PENALTY MAR Delay Of Game 5 yards from MAR26 to MAR21. NO PLAY.
punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UGA 45
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 7 yds to the MRSH 48
Gunner Stockton pass complete to Colbie Young for 24 yds to the MRSH 24 for a 1ST down
Gunner Stockton run for 3 yds to the MRSH 21
Dwight Phillips Jr. run for 11 yds to the MRSH 10 for a 1ST down
Chauncey Bowens run for 2 yds to the MRSH 8
Nate Frazier run for 5 yds to the MRSH 3
Gunner Stockton run for 1 yd to the MRSH 2
Gunner Stockton pass complete to London Humphreys for 2 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Justin Williams-Thomas run for 10 yds to the MRSH 35 for a 1ST down
Justin Williams-Thomas run for 3 yds to the MRSH 38
JacQai Long pass incomplete to Toby Payne
JacQai Long pass incomplete
Nathan Totten punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Sacovie White-Helton at the UGA 20
Chauncey Bowens run for 21 yds to the UGA 41 for a 1ST down
Ryan Puglisi pass complete to Chauncey Bowens for 3 yds to the UGA 44
Bo Walker run for 8 yds to the MRSH 48 for a 1ST down
Ryan Puglisi pass incomplete to CJ Wiley
Bo Walker run for 4 yds to the MRSH 44
Ryan Puglisi run for 7 yds to the MRSH 37 for a 1ST down
Ryan Puglisi pass complete to Thomas Blackshear for 14 yds to the MRSH 23 for a 1ST down
Ryan Puglisi pass complete to Elyiss Williams for 23 yds for a TD (Peyton Woodring KICK)
Connor Ferguson kickoff for 65 yds , Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw return for 16 yds to the MRSH 16
Zion Turner pass complete to De'Andre Tamarez for 4 yds to the MRSH 20
Zion Turner pass complete to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw for 1 yd to the MRSH 21
Zion Turner pass complete to Antonio Harmon for 34 yds to the UGA 45 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Turner,Zion pass incomplete short right to Tamarez,De'Andre thrown to UGA49 broken up by Kelly,Dominick PENALTY MAR Holding (Richter,Christian) 10 yards from UGA45 to MAR45. NO PLAY.
Zion Turner run for 8 yds to the UGA 47
Jo'Shon Barbie run for 2 yds to the UGA 45
Zion Turner pass complete to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw for 44 yds to the UGA 1 for a 1ST down
Jo'Shon Barbie run for 1 yd for a TD (Lorcan Quinn KICK)
Chauncey Bowens run for 3 yds to the UGA 28
Bo Walker run for a loss of 2 yards to the UGA 26
Ryan Puglisi pass complete to Sacovie White-Helton for 12 yds to the UGA 38 for a 1ST down
Bo Walker run for 2 yds to the UGA 40
Bo Walker run for 1 yd to the UGA 41
Ryan Puglisi pass incomplete to Bo Walker
Drew Miller punt for 44 yds , Demarcus Lacey returns for 11 yds to the MRSH 8
Antwan Roberts run for no gain to the MRSH 8
Antwan Roberts run for 7 yds to the MRSH 15
Zion Turner run for 11 yds to the MRSH 26 for a 1ST down
Zion Turner pass complete to Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw for 13 yds to the MRSH 39 for a 1ST down
Antwan Roberts run for 1 yd to the MRSH 40
Zion Turner pass complete to Ben Turner for 4 yds to the MRSH 44
Zion Turner pass incomplete to Adrian Norton
Nathan Totten punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Sacovie White-Helton at the UGA 14
Ryan Puglisi pass complete to Tyler Williams for 7 yds to the UGA 21
Josh McCray run for 1 yd to the UGA 22
Josh McCray run for 5 yds to the UGA 27 for a 1ST down
Bo Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the UGA 26
Ryan Puglisi run for 6 yds to the UGA 32
Ryan Puglisi pass incomplete to Josh McCray
Drew Miller punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Demarcus Lacey at the MRSH 22
Judah Price run for 2 yds to the MRSH 24
Judah Price run for no gain to the MRSH 24
Judah Price run for 3 yds to the MRSH 27